Sharp County record., 1887-07-21


crossing slowly owing to the absence OF
any chilly sensations in the weather.
Some of the lumber, however, has been
placed on the ground and the building
will be pushed rapidly to completion in q
short time.
Mrs. Malinda Brooks. formerly Hard
ister, now residing near Barren Fork, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Susan Shaver
and other relatives and friends in town,
All of her old friends will be delighted to
see her buck again. Her husband is with
her.
We shall from time to time call at
tention to such new laws and amend
ments as may be of general interest
This will be an important feature OF the
RECORD, as only few copies of the acts
are distributed among the people, and it
is rather difficult to ascertain what the
law il. Now is the time to subscribe.
The services of Prof. Alfred Mitchell,
brother of Col James Mitchell. editor OF
the Arkansas Democrat. has been secured
to fill the priueipalship of the public school
at Evening Shade, which will begin the
lst Monday in September. The Professor
was in town last Thursday and informed
the Record .l,at,he would.make'tho proper
announcement through these columns in
very short time.
1t was enormously reported that q
picnic would be the order OF the day at
Bear Greek last Saturday, and in con-
sequence crowd of perhaps more than
500 were in attendance. Although such
numerous body was no! anticipated the
teople of the vicinity had realized that
"it is the unexpected which happens,
and ample provisions were made for feed
ing the multitude.
One would think from the able de
fense of the administr alton to be found
in the SHARP COUNTY RECORD that its
editor was the best fed man in the
country, but an advertisement in that
paper discloses the fact that dough sticks
to his fingers and hot grease pops in his
ewes. He wants a cook. We suggest
he offer an undivided half interest in the
RECORD in exchange for culinary service,
With options,-Dardanelle Post.
Sheriff Hall went to Craig h cad coun-
to last week with q warrant for F. r.
Ring of this county. and placed it in the
hsn5s of the Sheriff of that county, had
Ring arrested and returned with him last
Saturday. There are ak indictments
against him and after getting back here
the Sheriff arrested him on the others
The indictments are all for misdemean
ors and Ring promptly gave bond for his
annearsnce at the October circuit court.
The Sunday School Convention held
at Bear Creek last week was we'll attend
ed and proved quite an interesting affair.
Twelve schools, representing nearly 7OO
teachers and scholars, sent delegates and
the good people of Bear Creek received
and provided for their physical wants in
most generous manner. Provision was
made for printing the minutes III PAM
inlet form for general distribution. and
the RECORD was awarded the job. Sever
al able addresses were delivered but We
were not present to be enabled to fur
nish our readers with an outline OF their
thoughts.
Several persons are on the "sick list
this week. This is quite large number
for town, but there is nothing OF a local
nature about most of the cases. Prostra'
tion from the extreme heat of the past
few days is evidently the causes OF a ma
;ority of the cases and it is common to all
sections of the country at this season.
The following names have reached us;
Byron Andrews, Z G Henderson, w b
scsrlett a child of Mr.. Brooks, Tom Nc
Caleb, Berthe Davidson, Mrs. Z q Hen
derson. Mrs B Boles, Geo. WilSerson,
Mr.. Biggers, Mrs. j F Troy, and " little
child of Tom McCaleb.